Produce Application
The Gathering Place
Owner: Timothy & Aliza CummingsFarm Address:
885 Roy Webb Rd.
Jacksonville, AL 36265
Calhoun County
United States
daytime phone: 2053933510
evening phone: 2053933510
Web site: http://www.thegatheringplace7.com
Application Date: 2009-10-23
Applicant Details
| Please briefly tell us why you are applying to be part of the Certified Naturally Grown program: | We fill like it is impostant that people know we are being accountable to someone who upholds the standards that we all have to serve our communities with the best produce possible. |
| Are you currently third party Certified for your produce operation by any other organization (Organic, Biodynamic, etc)? | no |
| Have you ever been certified in the past? | no |
| Have you ever been denied certification? | no |
| How did you hear about Certified Naturally Grown? | Simeon with Noah Valley Farms |
General Farm Information
| Farm Acreage you want listed as Certified Naturally GrownTM: | |
| Total Farm Acreage you actually GROW on: | 10 |
| Number of above acreage that you own: | 0 |
| Number of above acreage that you lease: | 50 |
| Do you have other acreage in "Conventional" Agricultural Systems? | no |
| General Listed Acreage Breakdown | |
| Veg Crops: | 5 |
| Fruit Crops: | 2 |
| Hay: | 30 |
| Grains/Beans: | 2 |
| Sugarbush: | |
| Other Acreage: | |
| Please check all items you grow and will market as Certified Naturally GrownTM |
Vegetables Herbs Berries Tree Fruits Grapes Grains Beans Hay Flowers Greenhouse Plants Other (please specify below) |
| Please Specify Any Other Items: | |
| Please check all markets you grow for (this will be displayed on your farm profile to help potential buyers find you). |
Farmer's Market Farm Stand Local Restaurants CSA's Coops Health Food Stores Groceries Regional Wholesalers www.LocalHarvest.org Commodities Other (please specify below) |
| Please Specify Other Markets: | local churches and people in need |
Farmland Management and Practices
| Primary Tillage System: | Tractor, plow, tiller |
| Do you use Cover Crops? | yes |
| If yes, please list: | soy bean, red clover |
| Do you use Compost? | yes |
| If yes, please note general sources (on farm, purchased complete, local grass clippings, local dairy, etc.): | table scapes, veggie scapes, grass clippings, hay |
| Please list application rates. Give a specific amount or range (for example: one to two tons per acre, ten wheelbarrow loads per 1,000 square feet, or 1-2 inches deep). Do not answer "varies". | 1 inch per acre |
| Do you use Manure? | yes |
| If yes, please note general sources (local dairy, horse farm, etc.): | horse, chicken, goat manure |
| Please list application rates. Give a specific amount or range (for example: one to two tons per acre, ten wheelbarrow loads per 1,000 square feet, or 1-2 inches deep). Do not answer "varies". | 1 inch deep per acre |
| What time of year do you apply the manure? | fall/spring |
| Do you apply any non-composted Manure within 120 days of veg-crop harvesting? | no |
| Please list any other brought in fertility sources that you use (specific rock powders, lime, soybean / alfalfa meal, specific purchased pre-mixes, etc)and how often it's used. If you indicate a name brand product, please also specify the ingredient/s. | |
| Have any chemical fertilizers been applied to the fields you are seeking Certification for in the last three years (36 months)? | no |
| Have any non-acceptable pesticides and/or herbicides been applied to these fields in the last 3 years? | no |
| Do you use Professional Soil Testing services? | no |
| Describe your primary weed problems and methods of control. If you indicate a name brand product, please also specify the ingredient(s), what kind of product it is (a soap, microbial, oil, a botanical...), and how often it's used. | basic weeds, hoeing and hand picking methods of control, mowing |
| Describe your primary insect problems and methods of control. If you indicate a name brand product, please also specify the ingredient/s, what kind of product it is (a soap, microbial, oil, a botanical...), and how often it's used. | squash bug & cucumber bettles. neem oil, soap & garlic, lime solutions. |
| Describe your primary disease problems and methods of control. If you indicate a name brand product, please also specify the ingredient/s, what kind of product it is (a soap, microbial, oil, a botanical...), and how often it's used. | no major ones as of yet |
| Please list the water source you use for crop irrigation. If source is public river, pond or lake, please note the name: | rain, county water dept. we are digging a well that should be up and running our irrigation system by the spring. we have underground springs and a river under the land here. |
| Are there any known contaminants in the irrigation water? | no |
| Are you a maple producer who seeks to certify your sugarbush? | no |
Seeds, Transplants and Buffers
| Do you purchase or grow using any Genetically Modified seeds? | no |
| Do you use any chemically treated seeds in your operation? | no |
| Do you grow your own transplants? | yes |
| Are they grown using Naturally Grown/Organic methods? | yes |
| If they're not grown according to CNG methods, please list them here. This produce may not be sold as Certified Naturally Grown. (If they are, put "N/A") | |
| Do you purchase any transplants from outside sources? | yes |
| From which sources do you buy transplants? | If they are organically grown hierlooms from others |
| Please list any bought-in transplants not grown according to CNG standards. This produce may not be sold as Certified Naturally Grown (except, in the case of perennials, after twelve months of CNG cultivation). | |
| Chemical/Spray Drift and Buffers: | |
| Is there any likelihood of Chemical/Spray drift contamination of your fields? | no |
| Do you have an adequate buffer to protect yourself from potential contamination? | yes |
| Please describe your buffer. Be as specific as possible. On all sides, how far is it from your crops to the next closest use (road, conventional crop, residential yard)? Be sure to specify what is grown on neighboring land that is in agricultural use. For example: To the north and east, a wooded area of at least 100 yards separates us from the neighbor's corn fields, to the south is a fallow field at least 100 yards deep separating us from the road, and to the west about 60 feet separates our crops from a field where conventional corn and soybeans are grown. | 1/4 mile from road with running creek and wooded area between us. 1/4 from south neighbor hay field, that only uses nitrogen to fertilize. 1/4 miles nieghbour on west side with large wooded area separating us. no know crops used. To the west we have herb of cattle separted by a driveway line of trees and our home along a fence line, approx 100 yards. There runoff runs away from our land into their 500 arces of pasture. |
Agreements
| Please indicate your agreement with the following statements by checking the boxes. | |
| I will not label, or in any way lead consumers to believe that produce not raised in accord with CNG standards is Certified Naturally GrownTM. | |
| I understand that I have to complete at least one (and hopefully more) Certification Inspection(s) of another farm in my area each year, and that the inspection will NOT be of the same farmer that inspected me. | |
| I have reviewed the Certified Naturally Grown certification standards, I understand them, and I will abide by them. I understand that if I have any questions I may contact CNG for clarification. | |
| You may use this space to tell us anything else you think we should know about your farm: | We are a new farm and are working very hard to comply with all we know to do. We will be contact you as we add to our farm, goats, chickens, bees, and more. We are tranfering the rest of our orchard from our other location in Cave Spring, GA to our new place here @ the end of Nov 2009. |
